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v R. F. GEORGE PEN Filed May 25, 1922 5V Pye Arm/MEX Patented Apr. 19,1927.

UNITED STATES ROSS F. GEORGE, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

PEN.

Application filed May 25, i922. Serial No. 563,648.

My invention relates to an .improvement in pens, and more especially topens of the character used in lettering and show card writing.

Heretofore pens adaptable for show lard writing have been produced, but,while of great practical value in Athe art of show card writing, havebeen found not entirely satisfactory. Such pens usually have a body orpoint upon which is secured a feeder adapted to hold a supply of ink andfeed the ink to the point.

iVith the present style of pen, it is found that when a heavy stroke ismade involving a` spread of the nibs the feeder tends to catch betweenthe nibs and prevents their closing at the completion of the stroke,with the result that the stroke is spoiled and frequently results inreleasing excess ink and causing al blot. Further, a small amountof inkcollects between the edges of the feeder and the pen point, which, beingof small quantity, tends to dry and cake, cutting oil the ink supply tothe edges of the point and resulting in imperfect lines.

My invention has for its" object the production of a. pen so constructedas to insure non-interference between the feeder and the nibs and toprevent the caking of ink tending to cut olf the supply of ink to theedges of the point.

Having now indicated. in a general way, the nature, purpose andadvantages of my invention, I will proceed to a detailed description ofa preferred embodiment thereof with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Fig. l is a perspective view of a pen embodying myinvention.

F ig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View of the pen shown in Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the pen shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. et is a fragmentary view of a modification of my invent-ion.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view of a further modification of my invention.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of a further modification of my invention.

Fig. 7 is av fragmentary view of a further modification of my invention.

Referring to Figures 1 3: The pen point a is formed with the usual bodyportion and nibs l). There are preferably three nibs, square at theends, and bent up for a short distance from the ends as at e. The feeder(Z termediate between band e and its free endv which extends to a pointadjacent the ends of the nibs of the pen. The feeder for a certaindistance back from this end is substantially in contact with the back ofthe pen in order to spread the ink flowing from the well to the nibs.The end of the feeder is rounded and the edge turned up as at y. Thesides of the feeder are turned up for a spa-ce from the end as at 71..

Referringto Figure el: The ends of the nibs o are ilat and may be cut atan angle, the end of the feeder d being in parallelism with the end ofthe nibs, while its edges adjacent the end are turned up as at 1.

Referring to Figure 5: The ends of the nibs b2 areflat and may besquare-'or eut at an angle, the end of the feeder being in parallelismwith the ends of the nibs and the end and sides turned up as shown at jand 7c', respectively.

Referring to Figure (i: The ends of the nibs b3 are flat and may besquare or cut at an angle, while the end of the feeder rounded as at Zand the edges adjacent the end are turned up as at 702. l

Referring to Figure 7: The nibs o* are flat and may be square or cut atan angle, while the end of the feeder is rounded as at m and the portionadjacent the end is flat.

By virtue of thus rounding` the end of the feeder, and it may beunderstood that cutting olf the square corners is the equivalent ofrounding, when the nibs are spread in a heavy stroke the tendency forthe feeder to catch in the nibs is eliminated. Further, by the turningup of the sides of the feeder adjacent its end, the tendency of thefeeder' to catch is eliminated, and space is provided between the edgesof the feeder and pen point for the collection of a sufficient quantityof ink to resist drying. It will befunderstood that in referring` hereinto turning up of the sides or end of the feeder, I mean to includerounding or Hanging, and in referring to rounding I mean to includerounding in a vertical as well as a horizontal direction.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is:

l. A pen comprising a pen point slit to form nibs and provided with :Lfeeder overlying the point and adapted in conjunction with the point toform e reservoir for ink between the pen point and feeder, the feeder'adjacent .its delivery end being in Contact with the pen point betweenits side edges and having e side edge port-.ion out of contacttherewith.

2. A pen comprisingr u, pen point slit to forni nibs and provided with efeeder adepted in conjunction with the pen point toforni e reservoir forink between the pen point and feeder, the feeder being formed adjacentits delivery end so :is to have :L relatively flat central portion incontact Iwith the pen point and e side edge portion out of Contacttherewith.

3. A pen comprising;A ai pen point slit to forni nibs and provided withu, feeder udapted in conjunction with the pen point to forni e,reservoir for inl; between the pen point and feederr` the feederadjacent its delivery end having e relatively liet cei'itrel portion andturned up side edge portions.

4. A pen coniprisiner e pen point slit to forni nibs and priivided withu feeder adepted in conjunction with the pen point to forin a reservoirfor inl; between the pen point I and feeder, the feeder adjacent its endheving n, relatively Het central portion in contact with the pen pointand having upturnet flanges fornied at its side edges,

5. A pen coinprisingrr u pen point having nibs and e feeder superimposedon the point :rnd adapted in conjunction therewith, to form u reservoirfor ink between the pen point und feeder, the delivery end of the feederbeing` rounded and the side edges thereof adjacent said end beingturnedup.

6. A pen comprising e pen point having nibs and :L lfeeder superimposedon the point :ind adapted in conjunction with the pen point to form a4reservoir for link between the pen point and feeder, the delivery end ofthe feeder and the. sideaedges thereof Vadjacent its end being turnedup.

7. A pen comprising u pen point having nibs :ind e feeder superimposedon t-he point and adapted in conjunction therewith to forni e reservoirfor ink between the pen point and feeder, the delivery end of the feederbeinev rounded :ind flanged :ind the side edges thereof adjacent seidVend also being:y flanged.

8. A. pen comprising e point hevinnibs the ends of which are zit enangle :rnd turned up end a feeder superimposed on the point and adaptedin conjunction with the point to forni e reservoir for ink between thepen point und feeder, the end of the feeder and the side edges thereofadjacent the delivery end being' turned up.

A pen comprising e pen point slit to forni nibs and provided with efeeder adepted in conjunction with the pen point to form' ay reservoirfor ini: between the pen point and feeder, the feeder adjacent its endhevinp; e relatively dat. central portion in con-V tact with the penpoint and havingr an up-V wardly extending edge flange ext-ending aroundthe delivery end of the feeder from points onl its side edges adjacentits end and confori'i'inml to the contour thereof.

l0. A pen comprising e point lnrvlngr` nibs the ends of which ure et anangle and turned up end ay feeder superimposed on the point end adapted.in conjunction with the point to form e reservoir for ink between thepen point and feeder, the side edges of the feeder adjacent its deliveryend being' turned up.

In testimony of which invention, I have hereunto set my hand, atPhiltder.7 Penna., on this 9th dey of Mey, 1922.

ROSS F. GEORGE.

